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Charlotte residents rip apart Bank of America Stadium renovations in online comments
The optics of using public funds to renovate a private football stadium in Charlotte aren't good right now, as evident from hundreds of online comments recently submitted to the city.Why it matters: Charlotte's tourism and business leaders have voiced staunch support for plans to overhaul Bank of America Stadium using taxpayer dollars. But Charlotte citizens are slamming the project.What they're saying: Locals are concerned about the city contributing $650 million to the stadium makeover as property taxes are rising, inflation is up and the region is seemingly behind on building infrastructure.On top of that, the Carolina Panthers are a losing...
Hottest days of the year ahead!
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Temperatures are heating up and will reach the 90s for the first time in 2024 toward the end of this week. The hottest days of the year are ahead of us with a ridge of high pressure building in... Thursday will start off in the upper...
North Carolina man wins $100,000 lottery scratch-off
WINGATE, N.C. — A Wingate man is $100,000 richer after winning a scratch-off lottery ticket, the North Carolina Education Lottery announced Tuesday. Bobby Lynch, of Wingate, spent $30 on a 200X The Cash scratch-off ticket at the XPress Mart gas station convenience store on U.S. 74 East in Wingate, according to the NC Lottery.
Man pleads guilty to murdering his mother at Charlotte home
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A man pled guilty to killing his mother in northeast Charlotte last week, nearly a year after committing the crime. Court records show 24-year-old Marques McBride pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on June 6. The Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Office said he shot his mother, 44-year-old...
Medic: 1 killed, 2 hurt in northwest Charlotte wreck
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - One person was killed, and two others were hurt in a northwest Charlotte crash on Wednesday morning, according to Medic. The wreck happened around 5:30 a.m. on Interstate 485 near Brookshire Boulevard. Paramedics confirmed the fatality at the scene and said one person was taken to...
1 injured in shooting at west Charlotte shopping center
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - One person is fighting for their life after being shot at a shopping center in west Charlotte, according to Medic. The shooting occurred in the 3100 block of Wilkinson Blvd. Medic states that the person is in life-threatening condition and has been transported to a local...
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